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Upendra J. Chivukula
A portrait shot of Upendra Chivukula
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 17th Legislative District
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 8, 2002
Personal details
Born (1950-10-08) October 8, 1950 (age 73)
Nellore, India
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseDayci
ResidenceSomerset, New Jersey
Alma materB.E.E. Guindy Engineering College (Electrical Engineering)
M.E.E. City College of New York (Electrical Engineering)
OccupationEngineer
Website[1]

Upendra Joge Chivukula (born October 8, 1950) is an American Democratic Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2002, where he represents the 17th Legislative District. He is the Democratic candidate for U.S. Congress in the 7th District in 2012.[1][2]

In 2001, Chivukula became the first Indian American elected to the New Jersey General Assembly and the fourth Indian-American in the United States to be elected to state office.[3]

Chivukula has been the Assembly's Deputy Speaker since 2007. He serves in the Assembly on the Telecommunications and Utilities Committee (as Chair) and the Appropriations Committee.[4]

Assemblyman Chivukula served on the Franklin Township Council from 1997 until his election to the General Assembly. He served as the township Deputy mayor in 1998 and as Mayor in 2000.[4] In Franklin Township, he has also served on the Franklin Township Community Foundation, Finance Oversight Committee, Traffic Management Committee, Fire Prevention Board, Emergency Life Support Delivery, Integrated Communications Committee, Emergency Management, Franklin Township Planning Board, Economic Development Committee, Community / Senior Center Steering Committee and the Bicentennial Celebration Committee. Chivukula has served on the Somerset County Affordable Housing Board of Trustees and the Middlesex County Cultural and Historic Commission. He was appointed by then Governor of New Jersey James Florio to be a Public Member of the New Jersey State Board of Social Work Examiners, where he served from 1994 to 1997.

He was a Member of Delegation to the Democratic National Convention in 1996, 2000, and 2008, and was an alternate delegate in 2004.[5][6]

Chivukula was one of New Jersey's presidential electors casting the state's Electoral College votes after the 2004 presidential election.[7] New Jersey's electors cast their ballots on December 13, 2004 in the State House Annex in Trenton, where all 15 votes were cast for the Democratic Party candidate John Kerry.

Chivukula received a B.E.E. from Guindy Engineering College (now part of Anna University) in Electrical Engineering and an M.E.E. degree from City College of New York in Electrical Engineering.[4] He was born in Nellore, India, and currently resides in Somerset.[8]

District 17

Each of the forty districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly. The other representatives from the 17th District for the 2012-2013 Legislative Session are:[9]

Election history

New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2011[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joseph V. Egan (incumbent) 15,165 31.9
Democratic Upendra J. Chivukula (incumbent) 14,862 31.3
Republican Robert S. Mettler 8,876 18.7
Republican Carlo A. DiLalla 8,627 18.2
Democratic hold
New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2009[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joseph V. Egan (incumbent) 29,876 32.4
Democratic Upendra J. Chivukula (incumbent) 28,030 30.4
Republican Anthony Mazzola 18,023 19.5
Republican Salim A. Nathoo 16,419 17.8
Democratic hold

References

  1. ^ Unofficial List Candidates for House of Representatives For PRIMARY ELECTION 06/05/2012 Election, New Jersey Department of State, June 6, 2012. Accessed July 2, 2012.
  2. ^ Campaign website, Upendra J. Chivukula. Accessed July 2, 2012.
  3. ^ 2004 State Government Official Category, accessed April 21, 2007. "Upendra Chivukula is the first Asian Indian American elected to the New Jersey State Assembly and the fourth Indian American in the US to be elected to state office."
  4. ^ a b c Assemblyman Chivukula's legislative web page, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed April 23, 2008.
  5. ^ Biography of Upendra J. Chivukula, accessed April 21, 2007.
  6. ^ Delegates to the 2004 Democratic National Convention , George Washington University. Accessed July 2, 2012.
  7. ^ 2004 Presidential Election: Electoral College Members, accessed January 7, 2007.
  8. ^ Assembly Member Upendra J. Chivukula, Project Vote Smart. Accessed August 12, 2007.
  9. ^ Legislative Roster 2012-2013 Session, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed July 2, 2012.
  10. ^ Official List Candidate Returns for General Assembly For November 2011 General Election, New Jersey Department of State, December 14, 2011. Accessed July 2, 2012.
  11. ^ Official List Candidate Returns for General Assembly For November 2009 General Election, New Jersey Department of State, December 1, 2009. Accessed July 2, 2012.

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